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Learning a Language in the Digital Age

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-excuse-is-laziness dept.

UmmRa points out his discussion of four flash-card programs for language learning, excerpting "As someone who has learned three dead languages in the past six years (Latin, Egyptian, and Akkadian) I have had my share of experience with language software....If there is one thing I have learned from the experience, it is that no program is a panacea. Until we all have Matrix-esque jacks at the base of our skulls, learning a language will be a process that requires some amount of work and time. However that does not mean there isn't cheap (or free!) software out there to greatly simplify the process." None of the program compared are free (or Free), though two are shareware; two of them are for Windows only, one is Mac-only, and the other is "Java based, so it can operate on any platform." Update: 03/21 02:34 GMT by T : The actual link got dropped -- my fault -- in editing this post; now fixed.

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  1. Re:Egyptian? by Stile+65 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would, but I don't speak Arabic.

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  2. Microsoft.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Learn 313375P34K

  3. Re:Not free? Not for me. by nmoog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Was it difficult to learn? The language barrier is the only thing that has stopped me travelling to phpedia.

  4. Pascal and Other Dead Languages I know by zapatero · · Score: 5, Funny


    Dead Languages I was once fluent with:

    Pascal
    Paradox
    DB-III
    68000 Assembly
    Countless Application specific scripting languages and APIs

  5. Re:Forgot something by boarder8925 · · Score: 5, Funny
    URL please?
    Here you go:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_language
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language

    But as for the comparison and programs, you're on your own. This is Slashdot. "News for Nerds." Nerds are supposed to have all the answers, right? ;)
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  6. Best thing about learning a dead language? by FunWithHeadlines · · Score: 4, Funny
    Nobody can prove you didn't!

    "Why yes, I do know Akkadian. Listen to this: xlsdke didue sdkfjhds dudys dk,d! I just said may your ancestors live a thousand years, thus confusing your family reunions no end. Prove I didn't just say it."

  7. Ahhahahahha.... Re:Microsoft.com by templest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sprite through the nose... ahaha...
    /me Wishes he could mod you up.

    It's hillarious, words cannot describe the pain of laughter I recieve from seeing such a professionally made website describing "leet speak"... and being so incredibly serious about it. :-D

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  8. Re:maybe by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 5, Funny

    All your oranges are belong to us.

    No, no, all your orange are belong to us!

    Take off every "S"! For great grammar!